Fence brace



April v14, 1925. 1,533,321

E. N. LANOTT FENCE BRACE Filed Sept. 27. 1923 11-1 v; I I I Ill" X I. 1

3114x2143 oz Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

ERNEST N. LANOTT, OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

FENCE BRACE.

Application filed September 27, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST N. LANo'r'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sioux City, in the county of IVoodbury and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence Braces;

. and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fences, and particularly to braces adapted for woven wire fences as well as barb wire fences.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device which is arranged to extend between adjacent posts, whereby the posts, as well as the wire, will be held in proper taut condition, and against getting out of plumb.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is simple in construe tio-n, easy to assemble, and which is strong 25 and durable.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of a fence constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of a corner of a fence made in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 8 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a: horizontal sectional view through the fence corner of Figure 2, showing the manner of connecting the braces to the post.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, and especially to Figures 1 and 3, 10 represents the posts of a fence arranged in proper upright and spaced relation. Extending between the posts 10 is a frame which is composed of the upper and lower horizontal pipe rails 11, the vertical end pipe rails, shown at 12, and the corner connecting elbows 13. Each of the end Serial No. 665,153.

rails 12 has a pair of openings 14 bored theretln'ough, each one being adjacent an end of the rail. Correspondingly arranged openings 15 are bored through the posts 10. and aline with the openings 14 to receive the bolts 16 therethrough. The woven wire, or barb wire is secured to the posts of the fence, and cover the opening bounding the bracing frame.

When the frame, which is in effect a bl'tLiO for the posts, 10, is used, at the corner of a fence, as shown in Figures 2 and 4t, additional openings 18 are bored through the corner post 19, of the fence, at right angles to the openings 20, and above the latter or below them, as desired. These openings 18 receive bolts 21, which secure the frame 22 to the post, while bolts 23 pass through the openings to secure the other frame 24: to the post.

Each of the frames constitutes a rigid structure, and being secured at each end, at two points, to the posts, effectively prevents movement of the posts in any direction. while at the same time maintaining its prop or form. The great and efficient bracing feature of the device is especially valuable at fence corners, where the corner post is positively held against movement out of plumb, thus avoiding unsightly sagging fences.

lVhat is claimed is:

A fence including posts each of which has opposite flat faces, piano-concave members disposed with their flat faces against the flat faces of the posts and their concave fares directed away from the posts, rectangular frames disposed between adjacent pairs of posts and having vertical tubular end members seated within the concave faces of the plano-concave members, and securing means disposed through the posts, the plano-concave members, and the said vertical end members of the rectangular frames.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST N. LANOTT. l/Vitnesses J. C. VALENTINE, PHILIP LANDRY. 

